despeluchabamos
Syllables
des-pe-lu-cha-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/des.pe.lu.ˈt͡ʃa.βa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + peluch- + -abamos
The word 'despeluchabamos' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect indicative, first-person plural, meaning 'we were removing lice/detangling'. It is divided into six syllables: des-pe-lu-cha-ba-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'cha'. The morphemic breakdown reveals a prefix 'des-', a root 'peluch-', and a suffix '-abamos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel endings and consonant cluster treatment.
Definitions
- 1
We were removing lice.
We were removing lice.
“Cuando éramos niños, mi madre nos despelluchaba cada semana.”
syn:despiojábamos - 2
We were detangling/picking at.
We were detangling/picking at.
“Despeluchábamos el hilo enredado para poder coser.”
syn:desenredábamos
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cha').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. lu — Open syllable, unstressed.. cha — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Rule
Syllables generally end in a vowel.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if it's a single consonant or a permissible cluster.
- The 'ch' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- The 'b' between vowels is pronounced as /β/ but doesn't affect syllabification.
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